SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

11:42 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with response from Google ( GOOG ) in the sixth paragraph.) Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) is planning to sever ties with Scale AI, where it is the largest customer, following Meta Platforms' ( META ) move to acquire a 49% stake in the company, Reuters reported Friday, citing five...

11:44 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Roku's ( ROKU ) partnership with Amazon (AMZN) supports Roku's ( ROKU ) broader plan to meet its 2025 and 2026 profitability targets, even as economic challenges persist, Wedbush said in a note Monday. Roku ( ROKU ) said late Thursday it will integrate with Amazon's demand-side platform, aiming to offer a complete...

11:44 AM EDT, 06/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates shares.) Falcon Oil & Gas ( FOLGF ) on Monday said it recorded its highest 30-day initial production result in the Beetaloo Sub-basin in Northern Territory, Australia. The Shenandoah S2-2H ST1 well produced initial flow rates of 7.2-million cubic feet per day of natural gas over 1,671 meters across a 35-stage stimulated...